Recent content by wigster

Well, it's fixed, but I don't know what the problem was to start with. Took the engine casing off, and everything looked as it should. It's a small rack and pinion mechanism, with the pinion being on the bottom of the actuating arm we see on top of the engine cases, and the rack being a rod that...

Thanks for all the responses guys - especially the tip about not losing much oil with the bike on the side stand. I'll let you know how I get on with it.

No, I hadn't taken the arm off. I was going to, but the holes on the retaining circlip were too small for my circlip pliers. All I had done was move it back and forwards. I've checked again, and the arm probably has about 110 degrees of rotation on it, no resistance at any point, and the...

First off, sorry for the cross-posting, but I am quite desperate to try and get an answer to this. I have hit a weird problem with my clutch, which happened at the end of an oil change. Basically, the actuating arm on top of the engine casing just isn't doing anything, and gives no resistance to...

Hi guys, A really weird thing has just happened. I was trying to oil my clutch cable, but while trying to disconnect the bottom end of the cable, I thought I'd just try and remove the circlip that holds the actuating arm on. I only turned this round a little bit, but now the actuating arm just...

Doh! I always forget to include something...... The level is about half-way. It's been just over a year, and about 4,000 miles since the last change, so I thought I might as well go the whole hog with it. Just waiting for the oil & filter to arrive. I haven't just topped it up, as I didn't...

Hi guys - I've been getting a weird problem with my oil warning light. In the morning, I start it up, and after riding about 1/2 mile, the light will come on. It doesn't seem to go out (I don't have the bottle to leave it like that too long), but if I pull in the clutch, kill the engine, then...

Thanks for the suggestions. I've now done: New can (PipeWerx) Quite loud, but it definitely made a difference. And looks tons better AIS Took CopperDawg's easy method of blocking off the pipe and the airbox connection. I did find that a wheel stud from one of the older Ford's fitted the...

Ok guys, thanks for that, will start checking. It's a gen 2 btw.

Sorry, this is quite a difficult one to put in words, but I've got a feeling that my throttle might be a bit stiff. It seems quite hard to give a blip for the downchange, which is spoiling my shifting. Going up is no problem of course, just ease the throttle and it snicks on home. I was just...

Whoah, that's really sweet.

Much as I'm enjoying my Gen 2, I get very frustrated every time I go to fill up. It takes so long to get the tank properly full, as once it's hit the bottom on the fuel opening, I have to dribble petrol in at such a slow rate. I persevere with it because it means I only have to fill up every 3...

Thanks for that guys - some useful stuff to start research on. Can I just be thick and ask what the AIS is, and what are "modded flies"? Cheers.

Hi guys, I'm a new new poster on these forums, having recently got an '07 FZ1N. What I'm interested in is peoples opinions on what's the best value mods to do. The bike I've got is pretty much stock (apart from a tail tidy), a had thought of spending a few hundred on getting things improved...